单词 | intrenchant |
释义 | † intrenchantadj.1 Obsolete. 1. Unable to be cut.Chiefly with allusion to Shakespeare's use in quot. a1616. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > able to cut > able to be cut > that cannot be cut intrenchanta1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 9 Thou loosest labour, As easie may'st thou the intrenchant Ayre With thy keene Sword impresse, as make me bleed. View more context for this quotation 1797 F. G. Waldron Virgin Queen i. iv. 23 Pow'r she will have to cleave th' intrenchant air. 1831 C. Whitehead Solitary iii. xxvii. 76 That gentle spirit..Who with intrenchant shield and temper'd sword,..Had with fresh strength a nobler verse restor'd. 1888 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 16 Sept. 6/5 'Tis clear as the pure, intrenchant air. 2. Not trenchant or cutting. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. Intrenchant, not trenchant or cutting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † intrenchantadj.2 Obsolete. rare. Cutting; penetrating. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [adjective] > piercing bearingOE stickinga1250 thirlingc1380 piercinga1400 lancentc1400 prunyeand1533 broaching1566 empiercing1604 pouncing1798 cleaving1819 intrenchant1833 probing1868 1833 New Monthly Mag. Jan. 37 What fearful gashes, what deep intrenchant scars, succeeded to this! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1a1616adj.21833 |
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